He opened his right palm, and a palm-sized talisman popped out of his palm, with a soft milky white luster on the edge. The luster was not dazzling, but it seemed to be ignited the moment it came into contact with Hashirama Cells, and it spread quickly along Itachi's body surface.
Mount Myōboku treasure, Sage Talisman.
Senjutsu Chakra penetrated into Itachi's meridians from the surface of the talisman paper, contacting, neutralizing, and merging layer by layer with those Hashirama Cells that were running out of control.
The turbulent dark red fibers began to calm down where Senjutsu Chakra touched them, like the tamed Beast gathering its claws, slowly retracting from the rampant state, and sinking back into the depths of the cells along the direction of the meridians.
Itachi's breathing changed from rapid to steady, and his back slowly fell back to the table from the hunched state.
His eyes were open, and the light from the torches on the ceiling was reflected in his pupils.
Ten minutes later, Jiraiya took back his hand, put Sage Talisman, which had mostly dimmed, back into his arms, and let out a long breath.
Orochimaru's eyes fell on Itachi's face that had regained its color, and then glanced at the bulge of clothing in Jiraiya's arms.
His tongue stuck out from the edge of his lips and licked his face, leaving a glistening water mark. There was an irrepressible Avarice and anxiety in his voice.
"I want to fuse too! Jiraiya, you won't refuse me, right?"
Jiraiya turned around, his eyes stopped on Orochimaru's face for a moment, and then shook his head, his movements were not fast, but with an unquestionable determination.
"I refuse. Because this method is of no use to you! Uchiha and Senju are both descendants of Sage of Six Paths. It will be easier for Uchiha to fuse with Hashirama Cells than others. Moreover, the energy consumption of Sage Talisman is almost done and needs to be replenished."
Orochimaru's mouth corners slowly tightened from a grin.
His eyes fell back on Itachi, looking at the body that had regained its steady breathing, and his fingers were clenched in the air, like a miser who had missed a trillion.
When he caught a glimpse of Sasuke from the corner of his eye, he laughed again, stretched out his long tongue, and rubbed it around his face.
At this moment, Black and White Zetsu emerged from the soil silently.
First there was the half-black and half-white crack on the top of his head, then his shoulders, and then his entire body, like a piece of dead wood slowly rising from the water.
"Orochimaru, it turns out you got involved with Konoha again, no wonder you betrayed Pain."
Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Kabuto Yakushi turned around at the same moment the sound landed.
The three people's movements were almost synchronized. Jiraiya's right hand was already pressing on the edge of Ninja Tool Pouch in his arms. Kabuto Yakushi's hands were raised from the hanging state to the waist, with the fingertips slightly spread.
Orochimaru's golden vertical pupils shrank in Kakkō, his gaze fixed on the half-white and half-black outline.
Sasuke's reaction was one beat slower than the three, but only half a beat slower.
His hands were closed and separated in front of his chest, and Hand Seals was completed in the blink of an eye. Chakra condensed into an extremely thin film of light on his fingertips.
Orochimaru turned sideways and put his arm across Sasuke's body, blocking the straight line between Sasuke and Black and White Zetsu.
"So it's you, is Pain okay? Counting it all together, he has been defeated twice by Uchiha Yongye."
"The so-called God Pain is nothing more than that."
Black and White Zetsu's body completely emerged from the soil, standing on the edge of the shadow where the torch could not reach.
"Pain is training Senjutsu at Ryūchi Cave. In the future, he will become even stronger."
Orochimaru's old face pulled down, as if someone was pressing down from the center of his eyebrows to both sides with his fingers.
His tongue stuck out from his mouth and slowly licked along the edge of his lips, leaving a sparkling water mark.
Ryūchi Cave is the eternal pain in his heart!
Because he did not have the qualifications to practice Senjutsu, he suffered discrimination there. The contemptuous looks of those reptiles were like a layer of mucous membrane that stuck to his skin and could not be removed. Every time he thought about it, his stomach churned.
Murderous aura spread from his whole body, condensing into a layer of frosty coldness in the light and shadow of the torch.
"Do you want to threaten me?"
Black and White Zetsu's facial crack moved slightly, as if he was smiling, and then immediately shook his head.
"No, on the contrary, I am here to discuss cooperation on behalf of Pain. Even if he has mastered Senjutsu and faces Uchiha Yongye, he will still lose more and win less. With you, the chance of winning is much better."
Orochimaru's mouth twitched slightly from his calm state, and the light in his golden vertical pupils flickered.
"How do you want to collaborate?"
Black and White Zetsu tells it slowly.
"I know one of your trump cards is Impure World Reincarnation. I can provide you with a better sacrifice..."
After some haggling, cooperation was reached.
Black and White Zetsu's body began to sink from the edge, sinking back into the soil like melted wax, first the shoulders, then the head, and finally the entire outline disappeared under the ground, leaving not even a trace.
Jiraiya's face was full of excitement. "Three-pronged approach! Now, Uchiha Yongye is dead!"
Orochimaru did not agree, but shook his head.
He stood next to the test bench, his eyes falling on Itachi's face that had regained its color, but his eyes seemed to penetrate Itachi's body and fall further away.
"First Hokage is known as God of Shinobi. It may not be a good thing for his Impure World Reincarnation to fully restore his original strength. Maybe he can break free from my control and gain complete autonomy."
Jiraiya's smile froze for a moment, then he straightened his face, hugged his chest again with his hands, raised his chin slightly, and stared at Orochimaru, with a sound of disgust in his voice.
"Konoha is in danger, do you still want First Hokage of Impure World Reincarnation to help you realize your Evil ambitions?"
"You wake up, get rid of Uchiha Yongye, save Konoha and the ninja world, the most important thing is!"
Orochimaru flipped over Byakugan, looking annoyed.
"You idiot, now Uchiha Yongye is the orthodox Konoha, we are rebel ninjas! If First Hokage breaks free, why should we listen to some of us rebel ninjas and deal with Uchiha Yongye?"
Jiraiya sneered and looked at Orochimaru, as if he were looking at a mentally retarded person.
"So you are worried about this! You are worrying blindly. You have forgotten that we still have Tsunade. First Hokage. How can you not listen to Tsunade?"
"Tsunade is Fifth Hokage, and she is her granddaughter!"
Orochimaru snorted coldly, looking back at Jiraiya with unabashed ridicule and contempt.
"Tsunade may not be on our side. I have collected information that she often fucks with Uchiha Yongye at Hokage Office."
"They are a couple now, why should they help us?"
"You idiot, you have been chasing her for so many years and you haven't even gotten anything out of it, yet you still have the nerve to bitch at me."
In Laboratory, it became unusually quiet.
Jiraiya had a gloomy face, as if his whole family had died. In his mind, the series of violent explosions he heard at Hokage Building could not help but appear.
As an experienced driver, Jiraiya knows that such a situation will only occur if two people cooperate 100%.